Don R. George (August 27, 1909 – 1987) was an American lyricist of popular music.
His songs include "The Yellow Rose of Texas"[1] "I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues" (1937), "I'm Beginning to See the Light" (1944) and "Everything but You" (1945).
[2] George has also written lyrics for film songs.
[1] He was a personal friend[3] and occasional lyricist of jazz composer Duke Ellington, whom he followed closely from 1943 until Ellington's death in 1974.
[1] It was with Ellington that he wrote many of hist best-known songs.